Mine detail: State Line Mines

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Location

Lat / long:

33.96542, -85.39717

Resource(M)

Primary:	Iron
Ore:	Goethite
Gangue:	Chert
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR POCKETS

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Last production ended:	1953

Geology

Host rock:	Weisner Quartzite;Shady Dolomite
Host type:	Sandstone

References

MRDS	W030754
DEP	10079966
Reference	{Deposit:: BOWLES, EDGAR; 1941, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CHEROKEE COUNTY, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIR. 15, 38 P.}{Deposit:: CLARKE, O.M. JR. 1981, BROWN IRON ORES OF NORTH ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE.}
Reporter	Clarke, Otis M. Jr.